Avian germplasm preservation: embryonic stem cells or primordial germ cells?

Poultry Science
J N Petitte

Abstract

Presently, avian genetic resources are best maintained as living collections of birds. Unfortunately, these stocks have been under constant pressure to be destroyed because of the decline in the number of Poultry Science Departments and pressures to cut costs at land grant institutions. Cryopreservation of semen is often suggested as a means to bank avian germplasm. However, this is only applicable for single-gene traits and does not allow for full reconstitution of the genetics of the original line. Over the last 15 yr, advances in the manipulation of the early chick embryo, manipulation of primordial germ cells (PGC), and the culture of embryonic stem cells (ESC) suggests that cryopreservation of blastodermal cells, ESC, or PGC might offer a means to preserve the entire genome of highly selected, specialized stocks of poultry. Freezing each of these cell types is possible with varying degrees of efficiency. Similarly, the effectiveness of generating germ line chimeras using blastodermal cells, ESC, or PGC also varies greatly. Other factors that must be considered include the choice of the recipient lines to develop the germ line chimeras and the number of individuals needed to reconstitute the line. Finally, the low efficienc...Continue Reading

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